diff --git a/zabbix/zabbix_api.py b/zabbix/zabbix_api.py
index 937e4cc..498c0c4 100644
--- a/zabbix/zabbix_api.py
+++ b/zabbix/zabbix_api.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
 
 def get_active_problems() -> dict:
-    api = ZabbixAPI(url=conf.zabbix.url, token=conf.zabbix.token)
     try:
+        api = ZabbixAPI(url=conf.zabbix.url, token=conf.zabbix.token)
         problems = api.problem.get(
             output=[
                 "eventid",